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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 32 to 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?
(a) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(b) Ayatollah Khomeini.
(c) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(d) Nasr-ed-Din.

2. Kapuscinski notes that Khomeini is successful because of his persistent emphasis of what single message?
(a) The Shah must go.
(b) America is evil.
(c) The U.S. embassy should be shut down.
(d) Wealth should be redistributed.

3. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?
(a) Shah's Personal Bodyguards.
(b) Allied Forces of World War II.
(c) Savak Secret Police.
(d) Persian Cossack Brigade.

4. Which is NOT one of the items Kapuscinski has on his desk at the opening of the book?
(a) DVDs.
(b) Notebooks.
(c) Cassette tapes.
(d) Photos.

5. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?
(a) He was yelling at a man who happened to be a member of the Savak.
(b) He mentioned the word "oppressive."
(c) He was distributing anti-Shah pamphlets.
(d) He allowed his daughter to walk the street without a veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many agents of Savak were there?

2. How has international tourism changed since the coming of Khomeini?

3. What happens to Doctor Mossadegh after he is deposed?

4. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?

5. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?

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